Raindrops

"Raindrops" approaches similar meteorological territory to "Samidare" but from a fundamentally different emotional angle. Where "Samidare" is contemplative and still, "Raindrops" is kinetic — the rain here is not something you watch through glass but something you're caught in, surprised by, running through. The production opens with a pattering rhythm that genuinely evokes water on surface, before electric guitars enter with a warmth that feels almost nostalgic, almost rock-adjacent in a way that's unusual for the group. The tempo pushes forward. Vocals are brighter in timbre and more direct in delivery — there's less introspection here and more declaration, the kind of energy you get from deciding something rather than pondering it. The emotional core is something like exhilaration at being caught off guard — by weather, by feeling, by someone — and finding it impossible to be upset about. Lyrically, the rain functions as a disruption that turns into a gift: you didn't plan for this and that is exactly what makes it memorable. There is genuine warmth in this song, which is not always &TEAM's default temperature. It belongs to that specific summer-rain experience of being drenched and laughing about it, the kind of moment that gets remembered long after the practical inconvenience is forgotten.